BYU basketball: BYU to honor 5 on Senior Night

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Collinsworth and Rogers were sorely missed this year. I agree with down under;
a starting line up of Davies, Collinsworth, Rogers, Haws and Carlino gets 4 or 5
more wins and would be NCAA bound instead of NIT bound.

Even though
Davies hasn't always played up to his potential, he will be missed next
year. I'm hoping our sensational Sophomores (Carlino, Haws, Austin, Sharp)
kick it up a notch next year to fill in the void he leaves behind.

Thank you Brandon, Craig and Brock for all you did.

Buffalo1McLean, VA

Feb. 28, 2013 4:05 p.m.

Since the comments on this article have become somewhat of a mini-referendum on
Brandon Davies, I'm gonna put my two cents worth into the stack. Folks,
it's the wrong time to ride Davies for his playing limitations, which in
fact have been well-documented over a four year playing career. On senior
night, I'd much rather remember his great games and significant
contributions to the program's success, which are many. More importantly,
I'll always admire the guy for having the courage to stay with the program,
after a hugely embarrassing and highly publicized mistake. He paid the full
price for that mistake, took tons of way-over-the-top personal abuse, and
regardless went on to represent the university in a unique and admirable way.
Hats off to Davies, and all the success in the world to him in all of his future
endeavors!

Buffalochp1

Down underPullman, WA

Feb. 28, 2013 3:07 p.m.

What Dumprake was trying say is that Davies and Zylstra are inconsistent. He is
correct is his assessment. If they could bring their A game every night BYU
would have 4-5 more wins and headed to the sweet 16. As it is they will not
even do well in the NIT with inconsistent play by the seniors.Next few
years looks promising in Provo.

mnsaveRigby, ID

Feb. 28, 2013 10:41 a.m.

dumprake,

I agree with you to an extent, but I think you are being
too harsh. Davies can be frustrating. For a "walkon", I feel Zylstra
has shown well for himself. I especially agree with you regarding
Collingsworth. I believe him and Rogers would have made enough of a differnce
to win 4 or 5 of the games we lost.

Solomon LeviAlpine, UT

Feb. 28, 2013 10:36 a.m.

dumprake

Sorry, but I couldn't disagree more with your
assessment of Davies.

He wasn't at all "very poor" as a
Sophomore, in fact, losing Davies for the playoffs probably cost BYU a #1 seed
and a very good shot at the Final Four.

As a senior, he's
averaged 18 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 2.4 apg as BYU's lone low-post threat. Brandon
does pick up some silly fouls, especially blocking and charging calls, but he
has excellent footwork and has been very effective one-on-one on the block. When
Brandon struggles on the post, it's usually because his teammates
aren't hitting outside shots, allowing defenses to collapse in the paint to
double- and triple-team Brandon.

With a better supporting cast
forcing teams to single cover Davies, Brandon could have had a monster senior
season. Brandon has scored in double-figures in every game this season, except
one. Even BYU's leading scorer, Tyler Haws, didn't manage that feat.

USAloverSalt Lake City, UT

Feb. 28, 2013 10:24 a.m.

@dumprake,

My guess is your parents thought you were pretty
"frustrating to watch" as you struggled through your tough Jr. Jazz
seasons making "dumb fouls", exhibiting "weak competitive
spirit" and as you struggled to muster 3 points and a couple rebounds.

Overly critical fans sometimes need to look themselves in the mirror and
know that playing D1 basketball is actually a hard thing to do.

As
for Davies, we thank you for multiple things: for being one of the 5-10 best
scorers/big men ever to play at BYU AND for handling your suspension with
humility and determination to make things right.

USAloverSalt Lake City, UT

Feb. 28, 2013 10:13 a.m.

dumbprank,

Your comments are really clasic because Davis will finish
in the Top 10 in scoring and rebounding in BYU history. We're sorry he
hasn't lived up to your standards but the kid has had one of the greatest
statistical careers EVER at BYU. He's an amateur, college student playing
basketball so get "Karl Malone" out of your mind. You do understand
that, right?

dumprakeWashington, UT

Feb. 27, 2013 8:52 p.m.

I love BYU and I like these guys a lot. But Davies is the most frustrating
player to watch. He's pretty good sometimes, but he exhibits a weak
competitive spirit, he is a senior and still makes dumb, junior high fouls and
ends up spending most of the game on the bench. His offensive skills are very
mediocre. He was awful as a freshman, very poor as a sophomore, not bad as a
junior. Now he's a senior and still hasn't improved much. We really
needed Chris Collinsworth this year.

As for Zylstra, how can he go 8
for 8 one night and 0 for 8 the next? He's a very frustrating player to
watch. As a senior he should be able to hit those 3s blindfolded, but he's
very erratic. Great players shoot well night after night after night.

Cusic is a gamer, I love his play and he shoots very well and doesn't
take dumb shots (are you listening Carlino?).